HOnz: what's available? August 2023

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Since the last update, HOnz has gone from strength to strength. There's commercial ready-to-run locomotives about to be released in Australia, there's 30" wheelsets now available, wagon kitsets now available... and more to come!

Locomotives

Northyard Engineering has supplied six of their A-1-A 12mm gauge chassis. I've got another two on order. Neil Ward has been assembling these - a complete example under Neil's excellent DBR class 3D print is below:


SDS/CGL models have announced Queensland Rail 1460/1502 class will be available in four weeks. There isn't an update on the DI look-alike QR 1620 class just yet - fingers crossed!



With more TT:120 locos being released by Hornby, I've acquired a Hornby class 08 0-6-0 shunting loco in the scale, which of course has 12mm gauge track as well. The chassis looks perfect for a DS/DSA type shunting locomotive. I've got as far as taking the covers off etc to get general dimensions:


Still on TT:120, I acquired an A4 Mallard loco, the perfect candidate for an AB or WAB class loco. Watch this space:



Meanwhile, thanks to a request, I will have the DFT available soon in HOnz, to fit a Wuiske QR 2100 locomotive. This is based on Peter Bryant's KiwiTrains design.

Wheelsets

The big news for HOnz this quarter is that NZR 30" (762mm) wheelsets are now available. My thanks to Frank at SARMODEL for making this possible. We now have accurate wheelsets to under wagons, carriages etc.

Bogies

As mentioned in the last update, Frank at SARMODEL has also designed type 14 bogies for 3D printing, now available via 3 Foot 6 Models. Frank also has type 16 bogies and its variations in the works.

Wagons

We now have available via 3 Foot 6 Models:

  • LA class highsider wagon
  • KP class box wagon
  • LC class highsider wagon - both variations (ribbed and flat ends)
  • UK class bogie container wagon - fully deck
  • UK class bogie container wagon - open deck
In the next month or so we should also have available:
  • NC class flat wagon
  • US class bogie flat wagon
  • USL class bogie flat wagon - logs
  • ZBP ends to convert UK wagons

Carriages and Guard's Vans

No further progress in this area, I plan to get to Simon Lister's guard's vans and carriages before the end of the year.

Track

PECO's HOm range is stocked by a number of hobby stores here in New Zealand, including Ironhorse Hobbies in Christchurch.

Wuiske Models has also released its own flex track, which looks very close to NZR standards. There is a slight height difference between Wuiske's track and PECO HOm.

I've also started the process of creating 3D printed sleepers for HOn3.5 - a few tweaks of a design I did a few years ago and we should be good to go for flex track style sleepers.


 

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